Garment hanger



w. LUDWIG GARMENT HANGER April 25, 1950 Filed Aug. 24, 1946 Patented Apr. 25, 1950 GARMENT HAN GER Walter Ludwig, Detroit, Mich., assignor to L. A. Young Spring and Wire Corporation, Detroit, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application August 24, 1946, Serial No. 692,765

This invention relates to improvement in garment hangers.

The-main objects of the invention are:

First, to provide an eliicient garment hanger comprising a suspending hook of wire and a supporting yoke of tubular cross section and of fibrous material in which both the hook and supporting yoke are conformed and shaped to facilitate ready assembly of the hook in supporting relation to the yoke.

Second, to provide a garment hanger comprising a suspending member of wire and a supporting member of tubular cross section and of fibrous material in which both the suspending member and tubular supporting member are conformed and shaped to facilitate ready assembly of the suspending member in suspended relation to the bottom wall of the tubular supporting member.

Third, to provide a garment hanger having these advantages which is attractive in appearance and economical to produce.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. Structures illustrating preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the hanger embodying the features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical section of the outer end of one of the yoke arms illustrating one embodiment of a wire suspending memberin assembled relation to the yoke arm.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the outer end of one of the yoke arms with the wire suspending member of Fig. 2 omitted.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view partially in 1ongitudinal vertical section of the outer end of one of the yoke arms illustrating another embodiment of a wire suspending member in assembled relation to the yoke arm.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation illustrating the embodiment of Fig. 4 prior to assembly to the yoke arm.

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section through one of the yoke arms illustrating another embodiment of a suspending member in assembled relation to the yoke arm, and

Fig. 7 is a, fragmentary view in central 1ongitudinal vertical section of the yoke member at the apex thereof illustrating the suspending hook in assembled relation to the yoke.

Referring to the drawing, the garment hanger comprises a yoke I having downwardly diverginggarment supporting arms 2, this yoke in the v 6 Claims. (Cl. 223-92) preferred embodiment of the invention being integrally formed of a paper tube. The apex 3 of the yoke has the under wall 4 collapsed upwardly longitudinally centrally thereof against the upper wall 5 providing a downwardly openin groove-like recess 8 in the bottom wall extending longitudinally of the yoke. The outer ends of the yoke arms are conformed and shaped to provide longitudinally downwardly curved garment supporting portions 1, and to provide upwardly collapsed lower walls having downwardly opening groove-like recesses 8 extending longitudinally of the yoke arms. The collapsed portions and groove-like recesses at the apex and outer ends of the oke member give rigidity thereto and facilitate bending the same to shape.

The tube is formed of a plurality of layers or plies of paper, as conventionally shown in Figs. 2, 4, 6 and 7, which are convolutely or otherwise wound into tubular formation and cemented together. The tube in its entirety may be collapsed and conformed to the shape, as shown and above described, in the process of manufacture of the same quite promptly after the tube is formed and before the glue or cement used in cementing the plies together has set.

The suspendin hook designated generally as 9| is preferably formed of a piece of wire of suitable gauge folded upon itself to provide a hook portion 9, the bight of the fold constituting the bill It! of the hook as shown in Fig. 1. The strands are twisted together to form at least a portion of the shank l I, the lower ends of strands of the shank below the twist thereof terminating in laterally offset downwardly diverging arms l2 terminating in depending vertical portions l3, outwardly bent at their lower ends to form downwardly diverging arms 14' having at their ends upwardly projecting prongs I5. The depending vertical portions l3 springably engage the outer ends of a pair of substantially spaced aligned slots l6 extending through and longitudinally of the upper wall 5 of the yoke at the apex 3 thereof. The arms [4 are disposed within and project longitudinally of the yoke arms 2, with the prongs I5 at the outer ends thereof supportingly engaging the bottom of the upper wall of the yoke arms. The substantial spacing and length of the strands beneath the twisted shank l I permit the same to be readily forced or pressed towards each other into the dotted line position shown in Fig. '7 whereby the arms 14 with their prongs 15 may be inserted through the slots IE to the interior of the yoke arms as shown in full lines in Fig. 7. This assembly of the suspending 3 hook to the yoke member may be readil performed with or without the use of tools. The previously described construction for connecting the suspending hook to the yoke constitutes the subject matter of divisional application Serial No.

760,382, filed July 11, 1947.

To permit a garment to be dependingly supported from beneath the arms 20f theyoke member I provide suspending members [8 connected to the bottom wall of the yoke arms. These suspending members are provided with depending loops adapted to receive safety pins lBl or: other garment supporting means as shown in Big. 1. In

the embodiment of the invention of' Fig. 2 t-he suspending member I3 is made of wire conformed.

to U-shape and provided with upwardly extending outwardly inclined arms |.9.- connected at their lower ends by the depending loop portionill, and terminating at their upper ends in outwardly bent downwardly inclined prong-like portions 2! The-arms l9springably engage the ends of a slot 22 extending through and longitudinally of the bottom wall of the yoke arm, and the lower ends of the prongs 2| are supportingly engaged within the yoke arm on the bottom wall thereof. The elasticity of the suspending member permits the arms l9 to be pressed towards eachother whereby the prongs 2i may be inserted through the slot 22 and into the operative supportedposition in the yoke arm as shown in Fig. 2. This construction provides a very secureconnection between the suspending 100p and the yokeand-permits a ready assembly of the parts.

In theembodiment of the invention of Fig. 4 the suspending member 23 comprises a wire'oonformed to provide a depending lower loop portion 2 5 and upwardly projecting inwardly inclined arms 25 crossing each other adjacent. their direction of the length of the arm, and a susupper ends and terminating in outwardlyinclined downwardly projecting yoke engaging prongs 26'. The arms 25extend through the yoke slot 22 and the prongs 26' are engagingly supported by the bottom wall of the yoke arm longitudinally beyond the ends of the slot 22. The suspending member 23 prior to assembly to the yoke is conformed to the shape shown in Fig. 5, After the prongs 26 are inserted through the slot 22. the arms 25 are pressed towards each other into the assembled position shown in Fig. 4. Due to, the relative softness and inelasticity of they wire the suspending member permanently retains, the shape of Fig. 4. This embodiment. is otherwise similar to that. of Fig. 2. V

In the embodiment of. Fig. 6 the, suspending member 21' is provided with downwardly project.- ing prong-like portions 28 supportingly engaged by the lower wall. 4 of: the yoke arms. These prong-like portions are disposed. in planes eX- tending transversely of the slot22. so as toengage the wall of the yoke on the opposite. sides of the slot 22. The construction is otherwise similar to that of any of the other embodiments...

The foregoing structures are eharacterizejdby the inexpensiveness of the production thereoflby their rigidity, resistance to displacement and etfectiveness in, supporting garments. The operation of assembling thesame' may be readily per.- formed and, once, assembled. the. hanger is capable of repeated use without likelihood. ofc'ojming apart or becomingunstab'ler Embodiments of, theinyentiqn which incorpo rate the principles thereof in a highly desirable manner. have been illustrated. and described; It should be, understood that the. foregoingterrnie nol'ogy is used descriptively rather than in any pending member comprising a loop-like lower portion and spaced upwardly extending arms, said arms terminating at their upper ends in outwardly bent. downwardly projecting prongs, the arms. being disposed through said slot and springably engaging thev under wall of the yoke arm at the ends of the slot, said pron-gs being disposed withinthe-yoke armand supportingly engaged by the under wall of the yoke-.lbngitudinally beyond the ends of the" slot, said loop-like portion depending beneaththe yoke. arm-to receive means for supporting agarment from beneath the yoke.

2. A- garment hanger comprising-asupporting yoke oftubular cross section andof fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms, a suspendinghook connected to the yoke at'the apex thereof, the under wall of each yoke arm having a slot elong-ated in the direction of' the length of the arm,- and a' suspending member comprising a loop-like lower portion and-spaced upwardly extending arms, saidarms terminatingat their upper ends in outwardly bent downwardly projecting; prongs, the arms being disposed through said slot; said prongs being disposed within the yoke arm and supportingly engaged by the under wall of theyoke longitudinally beyond the ends of the slot, said loop-like portion depending beneath theyoke armto receive means-for supporting agarment from beneath the yoke.

3. A garment hangercomprising asupporting yoke of tubular cross sectionand havingdownwardly diverging garmentsupportin'g arms, a suspending hook connected tothe-yoke at the apex thereof, the under wall- 0f each yokearm having a slot elongated in the direction ofthe length of the. arm, and a suspendingmember comprising a loop-like lower portion and-"spaced upwardly extending-arms; said armsterminating at. their upper ends in outwardly'bent" downwardly projecting. prongs, the arms being disposed through saidslot; said' prongs being disposed within the yoke arm. and .supportinglyengaged by the under wall of theyok'e; said loop-like portion depending, beneath theyokearmtov receive means for supporting a garment from'ibeneath' the yoke.

4: A" garment-hanger comprising; a'" garment supporting member of" tubular" cross section and of fibrous material, a suspending hook for supporting; said" garmentsupporting; member, and a suspending memberfor supporting a garment from beneath said supporting memben'thebot tom wall of said garment supporting member having an openingtherethroughf, said suspending member having-a lower-loop-like=portion and upwardly extending arms di'sposed incrossed relation. to each other andterminating inlaterally, projecting? portions; said* lower loop' like portion depending below'the Supporting-*menn' ber, said upwardly extending arms --projectirig through said opening, and said laterally projecting portions being disposed within said support ing member and supportingly engaged by the lower wall thereof.

5. A garment hanger comprising a garment supporting member of tubular cross section and of fibrous material, a suspending hook for supporting said garment supporting member and a suspending member for supportin a garment from beneath the supporting member, the bottom of said supporting member having an opening therethrough, said suspending member having a U-shaped lower portion and upwardly extending arms terminating in outwardly projecting prong-like members, the U-shaped lower por-- tion depending beneath the supporting member, the upwardly extending arms projecting through said opening, and the outwardly projecting pronglike portions being disposed within the supporting member and supportingly engaged by the lower wall thereof.

6. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member of tubular cross section, a suspending hook for supporting said garment supporting member, a suspending member for supporting a garment from beneath the garment supporting REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,510,737 Busch Oct. 7, 1924 1,840,665 Grauf Jan. 12, 1932 2,155,071 Young Apr. 18, 1939 2,214,849 Young Sept. 17, 1940 2,374,330 Coney Apr. 24, 1945 

